ZDNet

Hackers are disguising their malicious JavaScript code with a hard-to-beat trick

Over 25% of malicious JavaScript code is obfuscated by so-called 'packers', a software packaging method that has given attackers a way of evading signature-based detection, according to security and ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Obfuscated Javascript malware making a comeback

Obfuscated (hidden) Javascript attacks were popular among criminal hackers a couple of years ago, and were widely reported by several vendors, who developed heuristic scanning solutions to counter the ...
ZDNet

20,000 sites hit with drive-by attack code

Hackers have broken into more than 20,000 legitimate Web sites to plant malicious code to be used in drive-by malware attacks. According to a warning from Websense Security Labs, the sites have been ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Formbook Malware Campaign Uses Multiple Obfuscation Techniques to Avoid Detection

Two phishing campaigns, each using a different stealthy infection technique, are targeting organizations in attacks which aim ...
Forbes

Code Obfuscation As A Method Of Software Protection

I am the founder and CEO of Apriorit, a software development company that provides engineering services globally to tech companies. Nowadays, cyber attackers are armed with an impressive range of ...
Dark Reading

JavaScript Obfuscation Moves to Phishing Emails

JavaScript, the ubiquitous scripting language used across Web applications worldwide, is becoming a key ingredient in phishing campaigns looking to plant malicious code on victims' computers, new ...